Federal Excise Taxes

On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed into law a $32.8 billion expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funded by significant increases in the Federal Excise Taxes (FET) on tobacco. This tax increase was a top priority of the new Administration and Congress, and was signed into law by President Obama his first three weeks in office.

The chart below shows how taxes went up as a result of the Federal Government’s recent actions.

This federal tax is in addition to the tobacco taxes imposed at the state and in many cases at the local level. Find out how your Senators and Representative voted on this tax increase below. 

    Click here to find out how your elected officials voted.

Want to help protect your wallet from future burdensome taxes of this sort?  Send a communication to your Senators and Representative – thanking those who voted against this increase and reminding those who voted yes that you’ll remember how they voted during their next election.  

    Click here to send an e-mail to your elected officials.

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